Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter is mistaken for a hitman, but when the real hitman arrives, complications ensue.
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John Dahl
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| Nicolas Cage | ... | Michael | |
| Craig Reay | ... | Jim | |
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Vance Johnson | ... | Mr. Johnson |
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Robert Apel | ... | Howard |
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Bobby Joe McFadden | ... | Old Man |
| J.T. Walsh | ... | Wayne | |
| Lara Flynn Boyle | ... | Suzanne | |
| Dale Gibson | ... | Kurt | |
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Ted Parks | ... | Cashier |
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Babs Bram | ... | Receptionist |
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Robert Guajardo | ... | Doctor |
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Sarah Sullivan | ... | Nurse |
| Timothy Carhart | ... | Deputy Greytack | |
| Dan Shor | ... | Deputy Bowman | |
| Dennis Hopper | ... | Lyle | |
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When a promised job for Texan Michael fails to materialise in Wyoming, Mike is mistaken by Wayne to be the hitman he hired to kill his unfaithful wife, Suzanne. Mike takes full advantage of the situation, collects the money and runs. During his getaway, things go wrong, and soon get worse when he runs into the real hitman, Lyle. Written by Rob Hartill
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14 May 1993 (Italy) See more »Also Known As:
Conspiració a Red Rock West See more »Edit
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Budget:
$8,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$11,562, 30 January 1994Gross USA:
$2,502,551Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$2,502,551Company Credits
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Suzanne: It does strange things to people.
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Written by Roger Brown & Glenn Ray
Performed by Sammy Kershaw
Courtesy of Mercury Records Nashville
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The late William Olvis (he passed away May 6, 2014) wrote the musical score that added so much to its suspense of this movie. He's famous for his beautiful soundtrack for the TV series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman and has scored 18 other movies. See more »Goofs
Red Rock, Wyoming, is supposedly 50 miles east of Medicine Bow. Near the end of the film, a deputy announces that he's 'called for backup from Laramie and Rawlins.' Within moments (even allowing for movie time), several police cars show up to chase down 'the man from Texas.' Given Red Rock's supposed location, it would be around 80 miles from Laramie and over 100 miles from Rawlins. So how did those cops get there that fast? See more »Quotes
Suzanne: Have you ever been married?Michael Williams: No.
Suzanne: It does strange things to people.
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Featured in At the Movies: Red Rock West/Clifford/Threesome/Silent Tongue/The Blue Kite (1994) See more »Soundtracks
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This is an excellent modern-day film noir...."excellent" in that it's interesting, start-to-finish. There are some holes in here and some goofy parts that make you shake your head in disbelief.....but I haven't found anyone who didn't get caught up in this story. The movie has the right amount of action, suspense, plot twists and interesting characters. In addition, it sports some nice colors and cinematography plus a good guitar-based soundtrack.
I labeled this crime movie a "film noir" because it's gritty and the all the characters are no good. Even the only supposed-good guy, played by Nicholas Cage, gets himself in trouble by lying and has a quick affair he should't have. He also does something at the end which isn't right, but I'm not going the spoil it by saying. Suffice to say, however, that the rest of the characters are so bad they make Cage look good!
Speaking of "bad guys," does anyone do it better than Dennis Hopper? Not many. At least in the "deranged" category, he's tough to beat. Lara Flynn Boyle is fun to watch for a bunch of reasons. J.T. Walsh gives another great supporting performance, too.
This is one of those films that never got much publicity, but it should have. You'll have fun watching this. By the way, try saying the name of this movie out loud three times fast without messing it up!